In Memoriam: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020)
By Victoria Macchi | 威尼斯人娱乐场 News
President Barack Obama visits with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and newly confirmed Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan in the Blue Room of the White House, prior to Kagan's confirmation reception in the East Room, August 6, 2010.
WASHINGTON, September 21, 2020鈥擜ssociate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on September 18, after a lengthy legal career as a champion of women鈥檚 rights and gender equality.
Ginsburg rose to prominence as a lawyer who argued鈥攁nd won鈥攇ender discrimination cases before the Supreme Court. President Bill Clinton appointed her an associate justice in 1993, making Ginsburg the second woman to serve on the nation鈥檚 highest court after Sandra Day O鈥機onnor. ()
鈥淎 system of justice will be the richer for diversity of background and experience,鈥� Ginsburg said at her . 鈥淚t will be poorer, in terms of appreciating what is at stake and the impact of its judgments, if all of its members are cast from the same mold.鈥�
Weeks later, Ginsburg visited the 威尼斯人娱乐场 and Records Administration. Then-Acting Archivist of the United States Trudy Peterson from the agency鈥檚 holdings: the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which granted women the right to vote.
This year, which marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, many Americans are mourning the passing of a lifelong defender of gender equality whom Chief Justice John Roberts called "a tireless and resolute champion of justice."
Ginsburg died following a recurrence of pancreatic cancer, the day after Constitution Day and hours before the start of Rosh Hashanah.
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